Press release

Montréal, October 7, 2020 — Montérégie resident David Young took home the guaranteed $1,000,000 prize in the September 19 Lotto 6/49 draw.

In summary

• Lottery: Lotto 6/49
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Category: Guaranteed prize
• Draw date: September 19, 2020
• Winner’s place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Boni-Soir (467 Chemin de Bondville, Lac-Brome)
• The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec head office, Montréal

Highlights

• David found out that he had a winning Lotto 6/49 ticket when he heard the terminal go off at the retailer.
• “Did I win $100,000?” the lucky winner anxiously asked the clerk after seeing the amount pop up on-screen. Turns out, he’d won $1,000,000! This avid lottery player hadn’t noticed the extra zero.
• This is the second time that Lady Luck has smiled on the newly-minted millionaire. In 1993, he won $100,000 with Extra.
• David couldn’t believe his eyes when he was handed his cheque at Loto-Québec’s offices.
• With his windfall, the winner says he’s excited to buy himself a new home with extensive grounds.

COVID-19: How to claim your prize

As part of the collective effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of its customers and employees, Loto-Québec has reopened its prize claim offices in Montréal and Quebec City by appointment only, and only for prize claims amounting to $10,000 or more. Right now, sending in your prize claim by mail is the safest and most efficient way to claim a prize amounting to less than $10,000. Prizes amounting to $600 or less can be claimed at any Loto-Québec retailer.

Please note: Owners of physical lottery tickets with an expiry date between March 17 and September 17, 2020, inclusively who’ve won a prize will have an additional six months to claim it. The payment terms for prizes won on lotoquebec.com remain the same.

About Loto-Québec

Loto-Québec’s mission is to responsibly and efficiently manage games of chance in a controlled and measured fashion in the interest of all Quebecers. Entertainment is at the heart of its activities. Between January 1 and October 5, 2020, Loto-Québec paid out 85 prizes of $1,000,000 or more to lottery winners. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 11 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries website.